Intellectual Property Office

Special Topics

Patent Review Committee

• Definitions
• Results
• Guidelines

What to Expect When Licensing a Penn State Technology into a Start-Up Company

Guidelines for Acceptance of Donated Intellectual Property by the Pennsylvania State University

Guidelines for Faculty Consulting Agreement

Petition for Assignment of Patent Rights to Inventor

The Process

Inventorship (articles explaining inventorship)

• McQuaide Blasko, Attorneys at Law
• Association of University Technology Managers
• Patent Law You Can Use (Inventorship)

GURU: University Policies Related to IP

• RA11 "Patents and Copyrights (Intellectual Poperty Agreement)"
• A12 "Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Activity (Faculty Research)"
• RA17 "Courseware"
• Sponsored Programs Policy Book "University Policies Governing Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurial Activity"
• Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurial Activity Policies & Procedures

Ownership of Undergraduate Intellectual Property

• Guideline RAG12 - Faculty Guidane on Student Intellectual Property Rights
• Guideline RAG13 - Special Student Intellectual Property Agreement Forms
• Guideline RAG14 - What to Expect When Licensing a Penn State Technology into a Start-up Company

Copyright Issue

Patent and Trademark Office

• Patent and Patent Application Searches